Aleksander Marek Szczygło (27 October 1963 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish politician. He was first elected to Polish parliament Sejm in 2001 and subsequently reelected on 25 September 2005 with 19,006 votes in 35th electoral district (Olsztyn). Both times he was a candidate of the Law and Justice party. From 7 February 2007 until 16 November 2007 he was Minister of National Defence in the cabinet of Jarosław Kaczyński. From 15 January 2009 until his death he was the chief of the National Security Bureau. He was listed on the flight manifest of the Tupolev Tu-154 of the 36th Special Aviation Regiment carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński which crashed near Smolensk-North airport near Pechersk near Smolensk, Russia, on 10 April 2010, killing all aboard. In 2010, Szczygło was posthumously awarded the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta. He had previously been awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary in 2009 and the Ukrainian Order of Merit 2nd Class. Scholarly Articles And Publications Historical propaganda in Russia Gallery See also Members of Polish Sejm 2001-2005 Members of Polish Sejm 2005–2007 References External links Aleksander Marek Szczygło – parliamentary page – includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches. 1963 births 2010 deaths People from Olsztyn County Ministers of National Defence of Poland Members of the Polish Sejm 2005–2007 Members of the Polish Sejm 2001–2005 Law and Justice politicians Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class University of Gdańsk alumni Victims of the Smolensk air disaster Polish Roman Catholics Law and Justice MEPs MEPs for Poland 2004 Members of the Polish Sejm 2007–2011